Improvement in springs for vehicles



S. E. FO'STEH.

Springs for Vehicles.

N0.l54,469. PatentledAugl25,l874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN E. FOSTER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPRINGS FORVEHICLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 154,469, dated August 25, 1874; application filed July 24, 1874.

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN E. FOSTER, a

resident of the city of Minneapolis, county of is a full, clear, and exact description, the drawin gs annexed hereto being made a part of this specification, in WhiCl1- Figure l is an end view of a vehicle-body hung with my device, Figs. 2 and 3 being details of the spring and its connections.

The same letters of reference are used in the various figures in the designation of identical parts.

The bar a is supported by two curved metal supports, h It. From the bar a depend the rubber springs d, being held in place by the clasps c of the bar a. From out the body 9 extend the metal hooks f, over which the rubber springs 61 are passed. The number of these hooks correspond with the number of springs used, and may be placed centrally upon the'outside of the box, or near the upper or lower edge, as may be required. Around the hooks f (see Fig. 3) and the clasp c are the washers 0, made of any material that will prevent the wear of the springs d.

I am aware that rubber has heretofore been used for springs for vehicles; but I am not 

